We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things.However, most of us usually 1 some things.
Electricity is one thing 2 we waste most.Lights, TVs, 3 and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them.We should turn them off when we do not need them.It 4 less than a second to do it.Anyhow, not wasting electricity save money, because we do not have to 5 the electricity we do not use.
The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious*, 6 it shouldn’t be wasted.It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap*.I am sure 7 can do this easily if he wants to.
8 big waste is food.My mother 9 cook so much food that much of it was thrown away.I told her we had wasted so much 10 .She thought I was right and now cooks __11_ what we can eat.
It is not 12 to be wasteful.I find there is a simple 13 of not wasting things.That is to use only what we 14 .Do not touch what we do not need. 15 this way we can stop being wasteful.
1. A. use B. wash C. waste D. forget
2. A. what B. that C. whose D. who
3. A. radios B. apples C. bikes D. doors
4. A. brings B. costs C. keeps D. takes
5. A. afford B. save C. pay for D. care for
6. A. though B. because C. so D. but
7. A. nobody B. something C. everybody D. nothing
8. A. Others B. Other C. Another D. The other
9. A. planned to B. used to C. was able to D. was afraid to
10. A. electricity B. water C. food D. money
11. A. mainly B. only C. mostly D. specially
12. A. right B. fine C. bad D. necessary
13. A. way B. thing C. plan D. project
14. A. buy B. need C. bring D. get
15. A. On B. In C. For D. At